Permanent residency in Singapore

Permanent residency in Singapore is an immigration status in Singapore, second only to Singaporean citizens in terms of privileges. Collectively, both Singaporean citizens and permanent residents form the country's resident population and are calculated together in terms of census data and statistics.

A permanent resident (PR) of Singapore has most of the rights, privileges, obligations and responsibilities that citizens do, including National Service (NS) obligations for first (when applying as students) and second generation males as well as compulsory Central Provident Fund (CPF) contributions, among others.

However, notable exceptions include not being able to vote in elections or to hold public office, more limited public benefits such as education, medical and housing benefits, lower public government and government-aided school placement priorities as well as some limits on driving for transport services, among others.

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